Stability of ferulic acid and its existing form in Ligusticum chuanxiong and Angelica sinensis

Object To investigate the isomer transition reaction of ferulic acid and the existing form of ferulic acid in Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. and Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. Methods HPLC and HPLC-MS were used to confirm the isomer transition of ferulic acid. Results The trans-ferulic acid was translated into cis-ferulic acid partly when its solution was deposited under some routine conditions,and the trans- and cis-ferulic acids could coexist in the Chinese medicinal materials,L. chuanxiong and A. sinensis. Conclusion The trans-ferulic acid is stable thermodynamicly,but could be translated into cis-ferulic acid partly and slowly.